The bar chart compares the share of Britain’s population who consumed five or more portions of fruits and vegetables in their daily meals. The data is categorised according to gender and age.

The bar chart given offers insight into a comparison among the percentage of British people eating

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or more helpings of fruits and vegetables per day. From an

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perspective, apart from the 75+ group, women’s figures were consistently higher than men’s.

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, those aged 56 to 65 were more likely to eat

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or more helpings of fruits and vegetables than others. The proportion of females aged 56 to 65 years who consumed

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or more portions was slightly higher than males of the same age, at around a quarter. Compared with over a fifth of 66-to-74-year-olds, the percentages of Britons aged 15 to 25 were 15% for males and 17% for females. Meanwhile, the figure for those who were 26-40 years of age was similar to the 41-to-55 age group, with approximately 18% for men and 20% for women.

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, just under a fifth of those over 75 years old were reported consuming

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or more portions of fruits and vegetables daily.